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Anyone else have this problem?

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k979aaa
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Re: Anyone else have this problem?

Post by k979aaa »

twoloops wrote:
13 Nov 2022, 20:36
When you discuss a new door with the salesman they will always try & sell you a low letterbox it’s easier to fit & apparently makes the door stronger 🥵
Refuse to deliver as H/S grounds it is then.
Ferrari5825
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Re: Anyone else have this problem?

Post by Ferrari5825 »

I remember last year when i bought a new front door, I made sure that the letterbox was at a medium height specifically for this reason (i actually work in processing, i've only done one weeks o.t on delivery a few years ago and that was enough to see how much of a burden the low letterboxes are).

It's one of those things that you don't realise how much of a pain they are until you have to use it for its intended purpose.
kazardaimenu
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Re: Anyone else have this problem?

Post by kazardaimenu »

The worst are the floor height letterboxes with re enforced bristles that deflect the letters right back at you. Any door to doors that enter end up scrunched in the void.
SpacePhoenix
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Re: Anyone else have this problem?

Post by SpacePhoenix »

Had a look on the B&Q site and it seems to be a right mix of mid door and low door ones. A good few don't even have a letter box
yubin282
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Re: Anyone else have this problem?

Post by yubin282 »

kazardaimenu wrote:
14 Nov 2022, 06:43
The worst are the floor height letterboxes with re enforced bristles that deflect the letters right back at you. Any door to doors that enter end up scrunched in the void.
and then they put a christmas ribbon on through it
Dexydog
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Re: Anyone else have this problem?

Post by Dexydog »

Last Xmas I had one of those stupid wreaths covering the letterbox.
Took it off and put it on the doorstep (whilst having to juggle my pda and bundle of letters), delivered mail.
Guy comes out"why did you take the thing off the door?".
Had to bite my tongue fecking idiot.
Next day sure enough there it was again.
Knocked on the door no answer.
Mail goes back to office for maybe a week.
Following week fecking idiot seems me in street and asks why he's not had a delivery.
It's at the office, make sure you take some ID when you go collect it.
ted_e_bear
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Re: Anyone else have this problem?

Post by ted_e_bear »

yubin282 wrote:
14 Nov 2022, 09:49
kazardaimenu wrote:
14 Nov 2022, 06:43
The worst are the floor height letterboxes with re enforced bristles that deflect the letters right back at you. Any door to doors that enter end up scrunched in the void.
and then they put a christmas ribbon on through it
Yeah they're great especially when the ribbon crosses exactly on the letterbox so it's difficult to get anything through without damaging it.

Mind you my personal favourite is when someone's leant the ironing board up against the door and when you put the mail through it pushes it over :chuckle
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Re: Anyone else have this problem?

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You try not to knock it over, but it's kinda satisfying when you hear the crash.
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Re: Anyone else have this problem?

Post by twoloops »

I had one who placed a potted plant on a table in the porch about 6 inches in front of the letterbox, the folded A4 envelope did the job :nana